MAPs and Fire Arcs

[CRMcNeill]

So, we all know how MAPs work; the more you do, the higher your dice penalties go. But it got me thinking that some combined actions are more difficult than others, particularly shooting. Just an example of what I'm thinking:

Let's say your character is armed with a blaster pistol, and he is shooting at two stormtroopers directly in front of him (i.e. in the front fire arc), so there is a -1D MAP.

However, suppose the character is shooting at one stormtrooper in front and one stormtrooper to the side. Should there be an additional MAP for engaging targets in multiple fire arcs?
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[garhkal]

I could see it.. Many other games do have penalties for shooting at diverging targets..
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[Law]

I think the idea makes sense from a simulationist perspective. You should probably consider though that if it is harder to fire on opponent's in the front and left or right fire arcs, it will be even more difficult going from front to rear. So is there an additional penalty for those shots? Or do you decide to only give the penalty when the opponent's are flanking the attacker and he is firing into opposite fire arcs (front/rear, left/right)?

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[CRMcNeill]

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[garhkal]

[thedemonapostle]

being highly skilled with firearms in real life, i can tell you that to accurately hit 2 targets that are near each other carries a reasonable penalty in game. being former army as well, i have experience in engaging targets from multiple angles. if your main target is at 12 o'clock and you get another target at either 3 or 9 o'clock, even at 50 meters, it is significantly more difficult than engaging 2 targets that are in the same LOS (line of sight).
in my games over the years i went with the rules but through my own life experience i changed it.
i personally put a 1D penalty on hitting the second target for every 5-10 meters it is from the first in the same round, modified by everything else like usual.
i also put a 1D penalty for quick firing, a 2D penalty for hip firing
rapid firing incurred staggering penalties in my games: 1D penalty for each shot after the first
full auto fire and burst fire was never really covered in the game rules, at least i dont ever recall reading them from 1st through 2nd revised. most full auto weapons weren't designed to be precision weapons but more of a suppressive weapon. burst fire was a compromise between full auto fire and semi auto fire.
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[garhkal]

You should read my house rules for firearms on full sprays....
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